Roy Harper Quotes

Roy Harper — English Musician born on June 12, 1941,

Roy Harper is an English folk rock singer, songwriter and guitarist who has been a professional musician since 1964. Harper has released 22 studio albums and 10 live albums across his 50-year career... (wikipedia)

What is our destiny? Does it matter? Is it bound up with 'our' planet? In my opinion, yes.

In some ways, I lament the introduction of civilisation on such a huge scale, because it has given us a lot of room to abuse each other, which we continue to do.

At school, I was always daydreaming and fiddling in inkwells, but I had to learn to grow up and become articulate. And doing that was what brought me into writing songs. It's like therapy for me, because it exposes what I'm really thinking.

Every song has a bouquet, which is the music. If you can put words with something that is really apt, then you've done it.

I was determined if I was going to become a superstar it would be on my terms. I've had that ethic since the beginning.